Huskies Host St. John’s this Weekend for the BIG EAST Regular Season Title
STORRS, Conn. – The UConn softball team is set to welcome the St. John's Red Storm to Storrs this weekend from May 2-4. The three-game series will decide the BIG EAST Regular Season Championship with both teams currently tied in first place with 17-4 conference records. All three games will be streamed on FloSports. Get your tickets at UConnTickets.com.
UConn comes into the final weekend of the regular season, winners in nine of their last ten games. The Huskies reached the 30-win mark for the fourth season in a row, posting a 31-15 record so far this season.
UConn's offense has produced all season long, leading the BIG EAST in batting average (.329), home runs (66), doubles (81), runs scored (339), slugging percentage (.556), and on base percentage (.414). UConn ranks in the top 20 nationally in doubles per game (8th - 1.76), home runs per game (17th - 1.43), RBIs per game (15th - 6.91), and scoring (13th - 7.37).
The two home run leaders this season in the BIG EAST are both Huskies. Junior catcher Grace Jenkins has 18 homers on the year and sophomore outfielder Kaitlyn Breslin is not far behind her with 16.. Jenkins leads the BIG EAST in doubles (19), home runs per game (0.39), RBI (63), and slugging percentage (.896). She has reached base safely in 24 straight games. Breslin is enjoying a breakout sophomore campaign, hitting .408 with 53 hits, and 51 RBI, reaching base safely in 13 straight games.
Scouting St. John's (37-14-1, 17-4 BIG EAST)
The St. John's Red Storm are coming off a series sweep at Villanova this past weekend and are winners in five of their last seven games. The Red Storm are coached by Michelle Depolo in her second season. St. John's returns All-BIG EAST players in London Jarrard, Jess Bianco, and Ana Serafinko to their 2025 roster. The Johnnies boast a stout pitching staff, ranking No. 1 in the country in team strikeouts per seven innings (9.36). Led by Serafinko, the junior left hander leads the BIG EAST with 260 strikeouts this season, ranking second nationally. St. John's took two of three in year's regular season series with the Huskies in Queens. UConn leads the all-time series 57-17.
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